Recap: 11 Years Ago in Syria
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
March 18, 2022
11 years after the Syrian Revolution, Syria’s future remains uncertain
11 years after the Syrian Revolution, Syria’s future remains uncertain
Statement by France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on the occasion of the 11-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising.
President Assad’s top advisors stood up defending President Vladimir Putin’s policy in Ukraine, according to SANA.
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The 2013 deal between Russia and the U.S. on Syria resembles the Munich agreement between Hitler and Chamberlain, according to Sam Hamad, in an op-ed to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
France’s ambassador the UN said he was pessimistic about the situation in Syria, in an interview to Asharq al-Awsat.
Abdel Halim Khaddam, the former vice president of the Syrian regime, and Muhammad Makhlouf, Bashar al-Assad’s uncle are said to hold millions at a swiss bank, according to Syria TV.
Syrian Doctor Alaa Moussa, on trial in Germany for torture in the regime’s military hospitals, claimed that he was ‘frightened’ by the military security services, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Denmark is moving forward with the issue of the repatriation of Syrian refugees, as it deems parts of Syria safe to welcome them back, according to al-Watan.
European courts are using universal jurisdictions to convict perpetrators of crimes against humanity committed in Syria by the Regime. The Syrian Observer recaps.
The first session of the trial of Syrian torture doctor Alaa Moussa, accused of torturing detainees in at least 18 cases, has ended, according to al-Souria Net.
Robert Ford argues that justice for all makes the political solution an even more distant process, in an op-ed to Asharq al-Awsat.
The trial of Syrian doctor Alaa Moussa, accused of committing acts of torture and murdering injured people, has started in Frankfurt, according to Syria TV.
Syria (IIIM) welcomes the landmark judgment against Anwar R, at the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, found guilty of crimes against humanity.
A German court has convicted Anwar Raslan of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
HRW announced that the verdict of a landmark trial for survivors of torture in Syria being held in Germany will be announced soon, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
An investigation by a Syrian and a French journalist in Le Point aims to bring war criminals from Syria to European courts, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Although EU countries have refused to recognize the legitimacy of Bashar al-Assad’s regime since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, this consensus is being challenged, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Syrian activists participated in the UNSC special session, demanding that the Assad regime be held accountable for its war crimes, according to Syria Television.
The Embassy of Belarus in Damascus has stopped granting visas for both Syrians and Palestinians until further notice, according to Athr Press.
